1812 - 1887
Francis Pettygrove American Explorer
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| First Name |
Francis
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| Last Name |
Pettygrove
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| Full Name at Birth |
Francis William Pettygrove
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| Alternative Name |
Francis William Pettygrove, Francis Pettygrove
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| Birthday |
30th November, 1811
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| Birthplace |
Calais, Maine, USA
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| Died |
5th October, 1887
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| Place of Death |
Port Townsend, Washington USA
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| Buried |
Laurel Grove Cemetery, Port Townsend 48°07′00″N 122°47′09″W / 48.11667°N 122.78583°W / 48.11667; -122.78583
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| Nationality |
American
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| Occupation Text |
pioneer and one of the founders of the cities of Portland, Oregon
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| Occupation |
Explorer
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Francis William Pettygrove (1812 – October 5, 1887) was a pioneer and one of the founders of the cities of Portland, Oregon, and Port Townsend, Washington. Born in Maine, he re-located to the Oregon Country in 1843 to establish a store in Oregon City. Later that year he paid $50 for half of a land claim on which he and Asa Lovejoy laid out a town named Portland after the port city in Pettygrove's home state. Lovejoy preferred Boston, but Pettygrove won a coin toss giving him the right to choose the name.
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